C.R.S. Section 8-83-902
Workforce transitions study

  • report

(1)

On or before December 1, 2023, the office shall contract with an independent third party to conduct a study that explores workforce transitions in Colorado’s economy for workers in the oil and gas industry and workers affected by industry disruption due to automation.

(2)

The office shall administer a request for proposals and solicit firms or public entities with the necessary credentials, as determined by the office, to bid on performing the study.

(3)

In performing the study, the contractor shall:

(a)

Regarding oil and gas workers:

(I)

Evaluate the transferable and nontransferable skills of workers in oil and gas extraction jobs, identify key populations of the workforce whose jobs may not easily transition to new industries or new types of work, and make recommendations to the office on next steps to develop workforce assistance programs to assist these workers;

(II)

Identify existing and emerging industries related to oil and gas extraction and the utility sector, and evaluate job transferability to and retraining for these existing and emerging industries, including adjacent energy and carbon management industries such as hydrogen fuels; enhanced geothermal systems; carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration; construction; well-plugging and remediation; workforce development for electric lineworkers and contractors focused on beneficial electrification and energy efficiency projects, and identify ways to remove barriers to obtaining appropriate skills and licenses;

(III)

In partnership with the Colorado energy office, created in section 24-38.5-101 (1), identify potential workforce needs in the short and medium term in emerging industries and renewable energy resources, as defined in section 40-2-124 (1)(a)(VII), and assess employment trends, taking historical data into account;

(IV)

Explore skill development needs, training availability, and transition strategies for workers and employers shifting from oil and gas jobs to emerging industries in the region, including consultation with other western states for purposes of learning about their workforce transition ideas and strategies; and

(V)

Develop policy and incentive proposals for programs to transition workers to existing and emerging industries in Colorado and the surrounding region, maximizing transition of workers to jobs in the same communities, and including analyses of federal funding opportunities;

(b)

Regarding industry disruption due to automation:

(I)

Explore how technology is simultaneously replacing existing work and creating new work;

(II)

Evaluate which occupations in Colorado are facing the most disruption due to automation;

(III)

Identify skill transferability to emerging industries and industries experiencing growth for occupations that are displaced due to automation and develop transition strategies for these workers and employers;

(IV)

Identify the skills needed for emerging and growing industries and explore the availability of skills training for workers transitioning to these industries;

(V)

Provide recommendations for funding, programs, and policies needed to prepare employers and workers for these transitions;

(VI)

Consult with relevant stakeholders across impacted industries in Colorado to discuss their human resource and workforce strategies and their long-term outlook on the industry and the state;

(VII)

Consult with relevant employers and employees across impacted industries in Colorado, including those who may be indirectly impacted;

(VIII)

Consult with employers and employees who may be indirectly impacted by a workforce transition to emerging industries, including employers and employees in energy sector construction, gas distribution, natural gas utilities, exploration equipment manufacturing, and wholesale or retail supply; and

(c)

Regarding funding for workforce transition and community economic development:

(I)

Evaluate and analyze federal funding sources available to the state government, local governments, and the private sector for workforce development and community economic development;

(II)

Evaluate and analyze current state and local government workforce development, resiliency, and recovery infrastructure;

(III)

Track current federal funding secured for workforce transition and economic development in communities affected by workforce transition and identify funding gaps; and

(IV)

Recommend policies that promote interagency collaboration to maximize the potential of government agencies and the private sector to secure available federal funding, including consideration of creating positions for staff who will serve as a liaison with existing state government offices, local governments, and the private sector for the purposes of grant writing and other support.

(4)

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(a)

On or before December 1, 2024, the office shall submit a report to the governor and to the business, labor, and technology committee of the senate and the business affairs and labor committee of the house of representatives, or their successor committees. The report must include the study’s research, findings, and recommendations, in accordance with subsection (3) of this section.

(b)

The report required by this subsection (4) must include, but should not be limited to:

(I)

Consideration and comparison of wages and salaries in both existing industries and emerging industries and an assessment of potential gaps that may exist; and

(II)

Disaggregated data that maps the impact of workforce transition and maps the geographic location of potential jobs in existing or emerging industries.

(c)

The office shall issue an update on the key findings of the study to the business, labor, and technology committee of the senate and the business affairs and labor committee of the house of representatives, or their successor committees, by August 1, 2024.

Source: Section 8-83-902 — Workforce transitions study - report, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-08.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

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Definitions
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Division of employment and training created - director
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Powers, duties, and functions - acceptance of money
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State employment service
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Personnel
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Division - offer waiver of confidentiality for employment purposes
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Short title
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Legislative declaration
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Definitions
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Work force development program - legislative declaration - purposes
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Work force development program - creation - administration - merit system - Wagner-Peyser funded employment services
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Local elected officials - function - authority
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Local work force development boards - authority - functions
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Implementation - local plans
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State work force development plan
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Work force boards - membership
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Functions of work force boards
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Work force development board standing committees
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Rural consortium work force development board
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Rural consortium local elected officials board
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Designation of local work force development areas
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Designation of planning regions
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Required and optional partners of work force boards
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Memorandum of understanding - one-stop partners
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Core services
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Intensive services - training services - individual training accounts
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Encouragement of in-demand programs - legislative declaration
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Title I and Title III allocation
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County distribution formula - use of money
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Allocation process
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State council - duties
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Colorado department of labor and employment - functions
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Responsibilities of governor
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Additional funding for workforce development activities - state funding not subject to federal law limitations
8‑83‑308
Colorado state apprenticeship resource directory - collection of apprenticeship program information - promotion of public awareness - definitions
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Definitions
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Employment support and job retention services program - creation
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Program purpose - duties of the director
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Administration of the program
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Reports required
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Employment support and job retention services program cash fund - created
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Repeal of part
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Legislative declaration
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Definitions
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Just transition office - advisory committee - repeal
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Just transition cash fund - transfer from general fund - transfer from account - definition
8‑83‑504.5
Additional coal transition workforce assistance program funding - coal transition workforce assistance program account
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Utility workforce transition plans - reemployment of affected workers
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Report - recommendations - repeal
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Definitions
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Work-based learning incentive program - creation - rules - appropriation
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Teacher externship program - creation - rules - repeal
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Statewide digital navigator program - office of future work - rules - appropriation
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Construction registered apprenticeship grant program - created - reports - appropriation - definitions
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Repeal of part
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Definitions
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Apprenticeship navigator pilot program - navigator positions - report
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Rules
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Repeal of part
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Definitions
8‑83‑902
Workforce transitions study - report
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Repeal of part
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Current through Fall 2024

§ 8-83-902’s source at colorado​.gov